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Eight businesses disciplined for underage tobacco sales
Eight businesses in Wareham were found to be in violation of state law for selling tobacco products to minors after a compliance check was conducted in November. The Board of Health convened Wednesday, Jan. 17 to hold disciplinary hearings for each...
Tobey Hospital volunteer recognized for service
Southcoast Health named Wareham’s Cathie Markow among the four selected for the annual Volunteer of the Year Award for service in 2023. This recognition honors individuals who have donated their time to the health system and its patients at Tobey...
All about squirrels: What's gray, red and found all over?
The common gray isn't the only type of squirrel to be found in Wareham. Of the 278 species of squirrels worldwide, five call Southeastern Massachusetts home: the gray squirrel, the red squirrel, the groundhog, the chipmunk and the Southern flying...
Salerno’s donates to the Council on Aging
Joe Salerno of Salerno’s Function Hall has presented the Wareham Council on Aging with a donation of $2,340. Salerno’s organized a Sock Hop to benefit the Council on Aging, held November 11, 2023. “The entire Salerno family is very supportive of the...
Sprinkler malfunction causes Red Robin evacuation
In the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 19, the Red Robin in Wareham Crossing was evacuated due to a malfunction in its fire sprinkler system. The Wareham Fire Department responded to the scene after a sprinkler broke and spilled water in the foyer of the...
Wareham Week on WCTV Jan. 18
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Leighah...
Onset Bay from Point Independence Bridge
Reader Peter Baum sent us this photo of the Monday, Jan. 1 sunset over Onset Bay on the Point Independence Bridge. He said it was captured on a Samsung S21 Ultra looking Southwest at around 3:40 p.m. If you have a photo you would like to share with...
Updated: Town clerk to retire
Town Clerk Debra Gremo plans to retire from her position. While it is unclear when she will leave the post, Gremo has agreed to help in the transition for her replacement, said Select Board Chair Judith Whiteside. Gremo said, "I was looking forward...
Covid numbers hit seasonal peak
A seasonal surge in respiratory illnesses has seen Covid numbers spike at the start of this year. Southcoast Health sent out a message the first week of January informing the South Coast community that it is "seeing rising levels of respiratory...
Appointing Authority makes conflict of interest ruling
The Wareham Appointing Authority, a group of officials empowered by the town charter to place members on municipal boards, made a conflict of interest ruling on Thursday, Jan. 11. It determined Sam Corbitt, Planning Board member and a realtor with...
Home prices start their long Covid recovery
While some effects of the Covid pandemic have faded, home prices remain higher than they were in the before times. The median sales price of a single-family home in Wareham rose from $279,000 in 2019 to $420,000 in 2022, according to data from the...
It's all in the family for Girl Scout Brownies — and cookies
It's fun being in Girl Scouts, said Ainslee, a member of Troop 64968, "because you get to sell cookies and say which ones are your favorite." When asked which cookies were her favorite, Ainslee gestured at a table full of brightly-colored boxes,...
Sewer moratorium stymies Housing Authority project
An affordable housing project from the Wareham Housing Authority has so far failed to overcome the hurdle of Wareham's sewer moratorium. The Sewer Commission refused to grant the Housing Authority an exception from the moratorium, which prohibits...
Wareham Week on WCTV Jan. 11
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, reporter Liam Mayo...
Ken Buckland to ‘leap’ into retirement this Feb. 29
After almost eight years of service to the town, Director of Planning and Community Development Ken Buckland is set to retire on Thursday, Feb 29, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan announced at the Tuesday, Jan. 9 Select Board meeting. Buckland came...
No special election will be held to fill Select Board seat
The Select Board at its Tuesday, Jan. 9 meeting voted to not hold a special election to fill its vacancy. One of the five positions on the board has been vacant since Monday, Nov. 27, when Tricia Wurts resigned from her role stating, “It was not...
Spring Town Meeting to be held April 22
The Select Board announced the 2024 Spring Town Meeting will be held April 22. The warrant for the meet will open Friday, Feb. 16 and will close Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Town election to take place May 7
The annual town election is set to take place Tuesday, May 7.
The ‘connoissewer’: New director talks goals for sewer plant
The Water Pollution Control Facility, located at 6 Tony’s Lane, processes 1.56 million gallons per day, which is brought in by 61 miles of piping. It is also currently only running at half staff, according to Sewer Director Scott Kraihanzel. Not too...
Plans for Main Street marina remain at full sail
A round of changes to the plans for a marina at 93 Main Street , proposed by local resident and businessman Danny Warren, have received approval from the Wareham Planning Board. The project's plans received a series of minor changes since the last...
Cornhole community competitors gather at Redmen Hall
Amid this weekend’s chilly weather, many residents opted for some warm and exciting indoor activities. One activity many folks have been drawn toward recently is cornhole — an unexpected community that continues to grow in Wareham. On Saturday, Jan...
Pedestrian safety key for complete streets
Cars, trucks and other motorized vehicles may be the most frequent users of public roads, but they aren't the only ones. A statewide program called Complete Streets aims to consider other types of users in infrastructure planning. Wareham has the...
Charge Pond Road bridge inspection to alter traffic
Everyday until Jan. 9, from the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., traffic on Route 25 will be affected while an inspection is completed of the Charge Pond Road bridge, according to a municipality work notification on the town’s website. Police detail will...
GLO Barbeque brightens the community’s holiday
It was Christmas Day and many of those who celebrate gathered with friends and family for dinner in the warmth of their homes. But not everyone has a place to go for the holidays or the ability to access a hot meal. However, one Onset resident was...
Wareham Week on WCTV Jan. 4
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Leighah...
Damien's Pantry asks for donations to reach $2.2 million goal
For big projects — as well as for small — every dollar counts. Damien's Place Food Pantry has raised all but $365,000 of its $2.2 million goal for a new food pantry building. Now, it's launching a pair of campaigns to finish out the rest. "We're so...
Tails wagging goodbye to 2023
Wareham Week already took a walk down memory lane with the top headlines and photos of 2023 . But if there’s one thing this town loves, it’s their furry friends. From doggies getting rescued to four-legged friends running through the new dog park,...
Across the wide ocean: Onset kids fundraise for Hawaii wildfire victims
On Thursday, Dec. 28, Onset resident Tony Montrond treated a family of kids to an afternoon of ceramics painting at the Onset Clay Room. The kids earned the treat by setting up a lemonade stand this past summer to fundraise for the victims of the...
Marina plans receive last-minute tweak
The development of a marina at 59 Main Street is reaching its final stretch. "To be honest, I think we'll be done by April," said Danny Warren, the local resident and businessman behind the project. Tweaks to the project's plans have brought the...
Onset takes the plunge into 2024
New Year's Day is a time to wash away the year that has passed. People gathered in Onset on Monday, Jan. 1 to do just that. The Onset New Year's Polar Plunge, organized by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and the Onset Bay Association, saw a full crowd of...
EMS director celebrates retirement
Friday, Dec. 29 marked the official last day for Wareham EMS Director David '60' Evans. Evans served the town of Wareham for 42 years. Members from Wareham Fire, Onset Fire Rescue, Wareham EMS, Wareham Police Department and other town departments...
Police sergeant retires after 30 years of service
Sergeant Daniel Henderson has retired from the Wareham Police Department after 30 years of service. Henderson served in the Marine Corps p rior to becoming a police officer for the Town of Wareham. Throughout his career at the Wareham Police...
Community Preservation Committee celebrates 20 years
The features of a town such as Wareham — be they recreation spaces, affordable housing or places of environmental conservation — don’t happen naturally. They take the work of dedicated volunteers, such as the Community Preservation Committee, which...
Fun for all is par for the course at Wareham Free Library
Public libraries have something for everyone — even on the days when they're moonlighting as mini-golf courses. The Wareham Free Library brought the putting green indoors on Friday, Dec. 29 and Saturday, Dec. 30. The event, a fundraiser for the...
Wareham Week on WCTV Dec. 28
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, reporter Liam Mayo...
Things to do: New year, new you
There’s always something to do in Wareham, and this week is no different. Greet the new year with some outdoors activities, or say farewell to the old with a round of golf at the Wareham Free Library.
Friday, Dec. 29 and
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Taller boat storage racks approved for Onset marina
The Wareham Zoning Board of Appeals approved a set of 40-foot high boat storage racks for the Safe Harbor Onset Bay Marina at 3 Green Street in Onset — overturning a decision it made earlier this year. The boat racks in question will replace a set...
Thefts from unlocked cars reported in Onset
Members of the Onset community have reported an ongoing issue of thefts from unlocked cars. One post about the issue, from Gail Fuller-Reardon, includes a video of a male figure looking into the window of a car parked in her driveway. The incident...
Looking back on 2023 in Wareham
Millions of people across the globe set resolutions every year to try something new, get back to something they love or make a change that will bring about a positive outcome for themselves or others. Some resolutions are big, some are small and...
Seven remembered amid growing housing crisis
This year, seven members of the Wareham community died while facing homelessness — and those are only the individuals the Wareham Area Committee for the Homeless is aware of. Michael Bailey, Richard Boone, Sean Knox, Ava Leggett, Daniel McAssey,...
A holiday jamboree with the YMCA
Just a few days before Christmas, families gathered at the Gleason Family YMCA to celebrate the season with hot chocolate, reindeer food and all the best holiday songs sung by student volunteers from the Wareham High School choir. Michelle Pina...
Where in the world is Santa Claus? On his way to Massachusetts
Santa Claus is coming to town … and he’s getting closer by the minute. But where in the world is he at any given time? When will he be here with his reindeer and sleigh filled with gifts? Since 1955, Santa has been tracked by the United States...
Developer seeks support for 55 and over affordable housing project
The property at 242 Sandwich Road was on its way to becoming an intermediate care facility, but with the changing climate of senior living, developer Fred Mannix has other plans. Now, Mannix wants to turn the property into 55+ affordable housing,...
Updated: Planning board rejects Route 25 solar farm
A proposed solar farm off Route 25 near Charge Pond Road was denied site plan review approval at a Planning Board meeting on Monday, Dec. 18. This decision stops development on the project, barring a potential legal challenge or appeal to the board'...
School Committee approves 6.7% increase for FY25 preliminary budget
Despite the schools’ original preliminary budget seeing an approximate 10% increase for Fiscal Year 2025, the School Committee unanimously voted at its Thursday, Dec. 21 meeting to approve the district’s second option, which is a 6.73%, or $2.25...
Tobey Hospital nationally recognized for “excellence” in stroke care
Tobey Hospital is among three Southcoast Health hospitals to be recognized nationally for “excellent” stroke care in 2023, according to Southcoast officials. The hospital received the following awards: Get With The Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus,...
Wareham Week on WCTV Dec. 21
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Leighah...
Committee plans warming program for homeless
With winter weather on the way, the Wareham Area Committee for the Homeless is working on ways to keep people warm. A program new this year will do just that, bringing people who are homeless into motel rooms when the weather gets coldest. For 13...
Public comment period opens for changes to Transportation Improvement Program
The Transportation Improvement Program for fiscal year 2024-2028 for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended. A project funding guide and traffic sign replacement on a section of Interstate 495 from Wareham to Raynham will decrease in costs from...
Contest pairs deadlifts with cookie decorating
On Sunday, Dec. 17, a Christmas deadlift and cookie contest took place at the YMCA. The contest had 18 lifters, age 11 to 84, and 18 cookie decoration entries. Mike Gallagher, 45 years of age from New York, topped the weightlifting charts with a 625...
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